Post by Professor Minty on Jul 29, 2007 19:25:41 GMT
The hall was warm, and had a loud buzz from all the students chatting. The floating candles twinkled above the students, Professor Minty stood up and opened his arms. At once the hall fell silent. "Greetings, and Welcome back," he exclaimed. "The sorting ceremony is about to begin, so please keep quiet for a few minutes, and then you can all dig in!" Of course he was talking about the feast...
Upon a stool at the front of the hall, sat an old patched hat. As professor Minty stepped towards it, he unfolded a scroll of names to be read aloud. But before beginning this scroll, that hat piped up,
"A thousand years or more ago,
When I was newly sewn,
There lived four wizards of renown,
Whose names are still well known:
Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor,
Fair Ravenclaw, from glen,
Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad,
Shrewd Slytherin, from fen.
They shared a wish, a hope, a dream,
They hatched a daring plan
To educate young sorcerers
Thus Hogwarts School began.
Now each of these four founders
Formed their own house, for each
Did value different virtues
In the ones they had to teach.
By Gryffindor, the bravest were
Prized far beyond the rest;
For Ravenclaw, the cleverest
Would always be the best;
For Hufflepuff, hard workers were
Most worthy of admission;
And power-hungry Slytherin
Loved those of great ambition.
While still alive they did divide
Their favourites from the throng,
Yet how to pick the worthy ones
When they were dead and gone?
'Twas Gryffindor who found the way,
He whipped me off his head
The founders put some brains in me
So I could choose instead!
Now slip me snug about your ears,
I've never yet been wrong,
I'll have a look inside your mind
And tell where you belong!
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Instructions:
To be sorted, you must create a new thread in this sub board. You must role-play yourself getting sorted, you may pick any house you wish. An admin will then put you in your house group once you have posted your thread.
Please mention this sentence somewhere in your post, "<Your name>," The headmaster bellowed, and peered over his spectacles at the small crowd of children.
What to do if your not a First year/Transfer student!
If your character happens to be a 2nd year or higher and you have just joined the forums then you still have to participate in the Sorting event. How you would do this is, create a new thread in the sub board as above, and include the sentence in italics above, and then write your experience like it was a memory of the day you got sorted!
An example of a reminiscent post or a memory:
*Please note this is not a finished piece, this is only a guide as to how you would write this kind of post*
Upon a stool at the front of the hall, sat an old patched hat. As professor Minty stepped towards it, he unfolded a scroll of names to be read aloud. But before beginning this scroll, that hat piped up,
"A thousand years or more ago,
When I was newly sewn,
There lived four wizards of renown,
Whose names are still well known:
Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor,
Fair Ravenclaw, from glen,
Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad,
Shrewd Slytherin, from fen.
They shared a wish, a hope, a dream,
They hatched a daring plan
To educate young sorcerers
Thus Hogwarts School began.
Now each of these four founders
Formed their own house, for each
Did value different virtues
In the ones they had to teach.
By Gryffindor, the bravest were
Prized far beyond the rest;
For Ravenclaw, the cleverest
Would always be the best;
For Hufflepuff, hard workers were
Most worthy of admission;
And power-hungry Slytherin
Loved those of great ambition.
While still alive they did divide
Their favourites from the throng,
Yet how to pick the worthy ones
When they were dead and gone?
'Twas Gryffindor who found the way,
He whipped me off his head
The founders put some brains in me
So I could choose instead!
Now slip me snug about your ears,
I've never yet been wrong,
I'll have a look inside your mind
And tell where you belong!
-----
Instructions:
To be sorted, you must create a new thread in this sub board. You must role-play yourself getting sorted, you may pick any house you wish. An admin will then put you in your house group once you have posted your thread.
Please mention this sentence somewhere in your post, "<Your name>," The headmaster bellowed, and peered over his spectacles at the small crowd of children.
What to do if your not a First year/Transfer student!
If your character happens to be a 2nd year or higher and you have just joined the forums then you still have to participate in the Sorting event. How you would do this is, create a new thread in the sub board as above, and include the sentence in italics above, and then write your experience like it was a memory of the day you got sorted!
An example of a reminiscent post or a memory:
Tanya watched the first years line up behind each other. The hat stood in front of them, and they shivered nervously. She smiled and remembered how she felt just 4 years earlier, when it was her first day in Hogwarts.
"Tanya Wilcox," The headmaster bellowed, and peered over his spectacles at the small crowd of children. A small brown haired girl stepped forward, her eyes to the ground.
"Tanya Wilcox," The headmaster bellowed, and peered over his spectacles at the small crowd of children. A small brown haired girl stepped forward, her eyes to the ground.